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SUTRAS
HOW TO DISSOLVE KARMA
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The sole accumulation of metal parts, rubber, plastic and gasoline or the combining of all these components without real technical understanding will never produce a functioning engine. Similarly the mere presence of spiritual or religious components without real comprehension how they work and how effective they are, will never bring about real freedom from karmic limitations.
Even the meticulous but perfunctory observance of instructions received from spiritual or religious leaders can never replace the thorough comprehension of karmic mechanisms and their conscious transfer into action - irrespective of the sincerity and devotion with which the leader's teachings may be followed.
The path to freedom from all karmic limitations is an entirely individual process. It is neither possible to 'bear' another person's karma, nor to force anyone to bind karmic matter to his personal interactive karmic field without his inner willingness. The attachment of karmic mechanisms to our consciousness can only be removed on the very level we caused it: in our very own psyche.
SUTRA 1 अनवनिरोधः संवरः ॥ १ ॥ Asravanirodhah samvarah (1) By blocking our initial attraction to karma, we prevent new karmic matter from attaching to our consciousness. (1)
less quantitative repetition and it will also not unfold if we forego all orientation towards growth for the remainder of the day.
Sure, many of the techniques make us 'feel good', more relaxed and calmer, but 'feeling good, relaxed and calm' by itself is no indication of inner growth. The many people in search for ever better techniques, more powerful mantras or for the ultimate yoga exercise etc. will never leave their current stage of development unless they question this naïve belief, realistically assert how much they really progressed through it, and move on to more effective action.
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